🧵... #COVID19 #COVIDAB #COVID19AB
When a patient decides not to vaccinate, I don’t give up and say “you’re on your own, treat yourself.”
When a patient decides not to treat awful diabetes, I don’t say “fine, you can deal with the consequences yourself.”
When a patient decides not to vaccinate, I don’t give up and say “you’re on your own, treat yourself.”
When a patient decides not to treat awful diabetes, I don’t say “fine, you can deal with the consequences yourself.”
...Instead, I say to my vaccine hesitant patients:
“I will be here for you every step of the way, readdressing how to help you make the decision to vaccinate, and if you come in with a fever & rash, I’ll come in and treat you for whatever it is.”...
“I will be here for you every step of the way, readdressing how to help you make the decision to vaccinate, and if you come in with a fever & rash, I’ll come in and treat you for whatever it is.”...
... and for my patients who don’t want to treat diabetes, I work on what they do want to do (lifestyle is huge!), & i reassure them as their family doctor that I will continue to check their kidneys, their eyes, their feet, their heart, and prevent and treat what I - we - can....
...So, Albertans, I think you can be rest assured that healthcare workers, including doctors, will always advocate for whatever is best for your health, no matter what decisions might have been made before....
Albertans, you will not be abandoned by your healthcare workers, including doctors, no matter what your choices during this pandemic were.
We will care for you whether it’s in a family med clinic, an ICU, a long term care center, or heaven forbid, a field hospital. End 🧵
We will care for you whether it’s in a family med clinic, an ICU, a long term care center, or heaven forbid, a field hospital. End 🧵
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